Great Genoa

The 9 districts of the present municipality of Genoa. The original municipality correspond to the Municipio I Centro Est and part of Municipio II Centro Ovest (cyan area)

The term Great Genoa (Italian: Grande Genova) refers to the present area of the municipality of Genoa, in the north west of Italy. Great Genoa extends for over 30 km along the coast of Ligurian Sea from Nervi to Voltri, and up the Polcevera valley of the Polcevera river and the Bisagno river valley of the Bisagno river.

Great Genoa dates from 1926, when 19 municipalities were added to the six municipalities incorporated in 1874.[1][2]

This aggregation makes Genoa a polycentric city, as the Genoese urban area is made up of several towns each with a strong sense of belonging, a consolidated economic and social structure and an old town, so they are not perceived as "suburbs". Reflecting the strong local identity the inhabitants of many neighborhoods, former municipality, still say "I am going to Genoa" and not "I am going downtown" to state their intention to go to the city center.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ M. Spesso, G. Brancucci, "Pietre di Liguria nell’architettura di Genova – L’età del fascismo" ("The Ligurian stones in the architecture of Genoa - The age of fascism") FrancoAngeli
  2. ^ a b "Genova, andamento del mercato immobiliare nel I semestre 2010" (PDF). wwwt.agenziaentrate.gov.it. Agenzia del Territorio. 3 December 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  3. ^ P. Fusero, "Genova: periferie e centri storici : dietro le quinte della capitale europea della cultura 2004", ("Genoa: suburbs and old towns: behind the scenes of the European Capital of Culture 2004"), February 5, 2001
  4. ^ Ferrari, Fabrizio (2008-06-01). "Genova, città a due volti". Méditerranée. Revue géographique des pays méditerranéens / Journal of Mediterranean geography (in Italian) (111): 115–120. doi:10.4000/mediterranee.2840. ISSN 0025-8296.